Maternal Adiposity and Inflammation: Risk Factors for Iron Deficiency in Pregnancy
High adiposity, mediated by inflammation, increases the risk of ID in the late third trimester. sTfR in early pregnancy emerges as an effective marker for predicting ID in late pregnancy.
Authors
- Mark Ledwidge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7391-2949)
- Maeve Kerr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8577-0850)
- Raghad M. Alhomaid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8946-6242)
- Maria S. Mulhern
- Mary McCann
- Sabrina P Demirdjian
- P.D. Thompson
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- University of Ulster (GB)
- Qassim University (SA)
- Food for Health Ireland (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.08.022
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.31